diff --git a/transkription.xsl b/transkription.xsl
index 29f0d3d0412a98ce61298b8f4a4b6efc8f69926d..40669b455edf748e14c28abc8ae8e49b7a31ae2c 100644
--- a/transkription.xsl
+++ b/transkription.xsl
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
         </span>
     </xsl:template>
     
-    <xsl:template match="lb[not(name(preceding-sibling::node()[1]) = 'pb')][not(parent::p and (count(preceding-sibling::node()) = 0) or matches(preceding-sibling::node()[1],'^\s*$'))][* or matches(., '\w') or not(@xml:id)]" mode="step3">
+    <xsl:template match="lb[not(name(preceding-sibling::node()[1]) = 'pb')][not(parent::p and (count(preceding-sibling::node()) = 0))][* or matches(., '\w') or not(@xml:id)]" mode="step3">
         <!-- Letztere Klammer verhindert, dass 2 Zeilenumbrüche hintereinander stehen. -->
         <xsl:choose>
             <xsl:when test="not(parent::p/*[1][self::lb][not(* or matches(., '\w') or not(@xml:id))])">
@@ -963,4 +963,4 @@
         </span>
     </xsl:template>
     
-</xsl:stylesheet>
+</xsl:stylesheet>
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